Abstract
This volume presents a rather unique collection of narratives. The narratives are from a sample of twenty former combatants on either side of the battle in the North-East War in Sri Lanka. The narratives are presented as “voices of peace”, as the ex-combatants from Sri Lankan security forces and LTTE reflect on their struggles in life during and after the war. Now that over one decade has passed since the end of the war, the ex-combatants can have a relatively detached view of how the war devastated their lives, how far they have rebuilt the lives and livelihoods so devastated and what are the remaining challenges they face 10 years after the end of the war. This collection is unique because it brings face to face the narratives of those who fought with each other in the battlefield. In these narratives not only the formerly rival groups talk to each other, but also in the end to the public at large, including policy makers, rebel leaders and commanders who made vital decisions during and after the war about strategies of war, reconciliation and peace.
Highlights
Reviewed by Kalinga Tudor SilvaEmeritus Professor in Sociology, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. This volume presents a rather unique collection of narratives
“This is what “Voice of Peace” (VOP) offers: a platform for the affected, but mostly unheard voices of Sri Lanka’s protracted conflict, a safe space to give them ownership of the ongoing peace process
The narratives are from a sample of twenty former combatants on either side of the battle in the NorthEast War in Sri Lanka
Summary
Emeritus Professor in Sociology, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. This volume presents a rather unique collection of narratives. The narratives are presented as “voices of peace”, as the ex-combatants from Sri Lankan security forces and LTTE reflect on their struggles in life during and after the war. That over one decade has passed since the end of the war, the ex-combatants can have a relatively detached view of how the war devastated their lives, how far they have rebuilt the lives and livelihoods so devastated and what are the remaining challenges they face 10 years after the end of the war This collection is unique because it brings face to face the narratives of those who fought with each other in the battlefield. The two final chapters, Chapter Seven: Peace and Reconciliation and Chapter Eight: Our Future, seek to draw lessons from the narratives with a view to inform peace, reconciliation, post-war reconstruction and development processes
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